Lou Gutheil

GlaxoSmithKline (LSE:GSK) may be one of the most interesting stocks to watch on the London Stock Exchange. It has certainly endured its fair share of bumps and bruises of late, especially with the scandals in China generating publicity and causing a loss of revenues in country. Yesterday GSK released its annual report for the year […]

Sources close to David Nish, CEO of Standard Life (LSE:SL.)have reported hearing him sing a new version of an old song behind his closed office doors of late. Today, he sang his song in public on the occasion of the publication of the company’s full year’s results for 2013. Standard’s share price fell by 1.17% today […]

As I begin this article we are just a few minutes away from a 2:00 pm Investor and Analyst Seminar presented by Tesco (LSE:TSCO) executives, outlining the company’s strategic priorities for “Winning in the new era of retail.” The presentation will be led by CEO Philip Clarke, UK Managing Director Chris Bush, Group Multichannel Director […]

Gulf Keystone Petroleum (LSE:GKP) has reached yet another milestone on the road to success. The company announced that it expects to admit its common shares to the Official List on the LSE Main Market, leaving the era of its AIM listing behind. The cancellation on the AIM market and the admission to the Main Market […]

The headlines are ablaze this morning perpetuating a rumor that RBS (LSE:RBS) will announce next Thursday (27 February) that it will be slashing 30,000 jobs. I initially ignored the hype as a basis for a story today for three reasons: It’s still only a rumor The rumor is spreading like wildfire I’ve got one eye […]

In a story immediately preceding this one, my colleague, Thierry LaDuguie, wrote about “Emotional Trading – The Enemy of Trading.” Ironically, two US companies made the headlines and watched as investors appeared to react in exactly the manner that Thierry warned against. The share price of Tesla Motors (NASDAQ:TSLA) skyrocketed to record heights whilst the […]

It was just a few days ago (12 February) that I wrote about the potential impact of the allegedly declining unemployment rate in the U.S. in a story entitled “Beware of Bullard’s Bubble Bulletin.” In a nutshell, Bullard, the President of the St. Louis Fed had expressed his concern that the Federal Reserve Bank may […]

The share price of Monitise (LSE:MONI), the AIM-listed mobile telecommunications company have been making a comeback today after falling dramatically from yesterday’s close at 70.50 to 65.52 by 8:25 GMT. At the moment (3:39 pm), the shares have rallied, but are still more than 2% down on the day. This activity may seem puzzling for […]

As companies go, Clean Air Power (LSE:CAP) is nowhere near being a dominant world force. With a market cap of just under £20 million and five consecutive years of losses, it’s not a not a company that has been able to spark a great deal of investor interest. However, the Clean Air share price climbed more […]

The petroleum sector is, almost without debate, the single largest economic and political force in the world. Petroleum can used to leverage peace and prosperity, but it can also be used to dictate power and to decimate entire economies and political entities. Which raises my personal concern over how President Obama will use the current […]